C.B. Fry
Charles Burgess Fry
Born: 25 April 1872, West Croydon, Surrey
Died: 7 September 1956, Child's Hill, Hampstead, London
Major Teams: Oxford University, Sussex, London County, Hampshire, Europeans (India), England.
Known As: C.B. Fry
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Test Debut: England v South Africa at Port Elizabeth, 1st Test, 1895/96
Last Test: England v Australia at The Oval, 3rd Test, 1912
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1895
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 26 41 3 1223 144 32.18 2 7 17 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 10 1 3 0 - - 0 0 - 1.80
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1892 - 1921/22)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 394 658 43 30886 258* 50.22 94 124 239 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 9036 4872 166 29.34 6-78 9 2 54.4 3.23
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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A character whose career would to be more plausible in a
schoolboy novel, his highest achievments were on the cricket
field, but he excelled at much more. As a batsman for Sussex and
England he was simply magnificent, accumulating over 30,000 runs
at an average of over 50, amd falling just 6 short of the magical
100 100s. Possibly his finest year was 1901, with over 3000 runs,
13 centuries, 6 of them in succesion. A thoughtful player, he
studied the art of batting, and refined it to a science. His
style was founded on a solid defence, powerful drives, and a
range of back-foot shots, favouring the leg side. He was a useful
pace bowler, but ran foul of the authorities, being no-balled
several times for throwing. He captained Sussex and later
England, and never lost a Test as captain. His other sporting
accomplishments are too numerous to mention but included holding
the world long jump record for 21 years, and representing England
at football. A handsome man, he "could, alike in form and feature,
have stepped out of the frieze of the Parthenon" (HS Altham). His
career off the field was equally distinguished, a notable scholar
at Oxford, a successful author and journalist, a parliamentary
candidate, and notoriously offered the kingdom of Albania. He
spent many years running the training ship Mercury, which
prevented him touring Australia but he visited South Africa with
some success. His friendship and partnerships with his great
contemporary at Sussex, Ranji, are legendary, and no bowler
relished visiting Hove when they were in their prime. (DL 1999)
Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 08:06:37 GMT
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